Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Predicts 30-day serious adverse events in patients presenting with syncope.
Applicable to patients ≥16 years old presenting ≤24 hours of syncope. Do not use if: prolonged (>5 min) LOC, change in mental status from baseline, obvious witnessed seizure, major trauma, intoxication, language barrier, or head trauma causing LOC.
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Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, MBBS, CCFP-EM, MSc, is an emergency physician and associate professor in the department of emergency medicine and epidemiology / community medicine at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Ottawa, Canada. He heads the Venk Group, a research program that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality from syncope and pre-syncope using robust risk-stratification, particularly for identifying low-risk patients. Dr. Thiruganasambandamoorthy is a founding member of the Canadian Syncope Alliance, a national collaboration aiming to improve syncope care in Canada.
- Thomas Yang, MD
